TIMELINE : 1985 - 2010
(Several Release Titles Tentative - Release Date Unknown and Questimated)
1985
1st Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids"
(1-41a/b card set) - June 1985
1st Series Canada "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-41a/b card set)
- ?
2nd Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (42-83a/b card set) -
October 1985
1986
3rd Series U.S. "Garbage Pail
Kids" (84-124a/b card set) - January 1986
Giant 1st Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-39 card set)
- ?
Giant Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-15 card set) - ?
4th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (125-166a/b card set)
- May 1986
Original Appalachian Artworks "CPK" lawsuit against Topps Chewing
Gum, Inc. "GPK" - June 1986
1st Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-41a/b card set) -
?
1st Series French "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-41a card set) (French-speaking
areas "test set") - ?
1st Series Dutch "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-41a card set) (Dutch-speaking
areas "test set") - ?
1st Series German "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-41a card set) (German-speaking
areas "test set") - ?
5th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (167-206a/b card set)
- August 1986
2nd Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (42-83a/b card set) -
?
2nd Series Norway "Garbage Pail Kids" (42-83a/b card set)
- ?
Giant Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-15 card set) - ?
3rd Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (125-166a/b non-sequential
card set) - 1986-1987
6th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (207-250a/b card set)
- November 1986
1987
7th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail
Kids" (251-292a/b card set) - February 1987
OAA lawsuit ended - New character style starting with 10th Series - The
Garbage Gang title created
4th Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (125-206a/b non-sequential
card set) - ?
8th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (293-334a/b card set)
- April 1987
Paramount's 13 episode "GPK" Cartoon never airs on CBS Saturday
morning - (April 2006 DVD release)
5th Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (91-209a/b non-sequential
card set) - ?
9th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (335-378a/b card set)
- June 1987
MGM's "GPK" Movie opens in the Summer of 1987 to poor reviews
- (Fall 2005 DVD release)
6th Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (159-252a/b non-sequential
card set) - ?
10th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (379-417a/b card set)
- September 1987
1st Series Chile "Basuritas" (album set) - ?
1st Series Argentina "Basuritas" (1-148 album set) - ?
2nd Series Argentina "Basuritas" (1-120 album set) - ?
1st Series Mexico "GPK" (banned card set; never released)
- ?
1st Series Israel "Havurat Ha'Zevel" (album set) - ?
1st Series Japan "Bukimi Kun" (album set) - ?
Unpublished 7th Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (8th
and 9th U.S. series a/b card set) - ?
11th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (418-459a/b card set)
- December 1987
1988
1st Series FRANCE "Les Crados"
(1-177 card set) - January 1988
2nd Series Israel "Havurat Ha'Zevel" (album set) - ?
12th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (460-500a/b card set)
- March 1988
6th Series U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" New Zealand and
Australia (159-252a/b non-sequential card Test Set)
13th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (501-540a/b card set)
- June 1988
1st Series New Zealand "The Garbage Gang" (1-41a/b card set)
- ?
1st Series Australia "The Garbage Gang" (1-41a/b card set)
- ?
14th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (541-580a/b card set)
- September 1988
2nd Series New Zealand "The Garbage Gang" (42-83a/b card
set) - ?
2nd Series Australia "The Garbage Gang" (42-83a/b card set)
- ?
3rd Series Israel "Havurat Ha'Zevel" (album set) - ?
15th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (581-620a/b card set)
- December 1988
1989
2nd Series France "Les Crados"
(178-386 album set) - ?
3rd Series New Zealand "The Garbage Gang" (84-124a/b card
set) - ?
3rd Series Australia "The Garbage Gang" (84-124a/b card set)
- ?
Unpublished 16th Series U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (621-660a/b
card set) - March 1989
1st Series Spain "La Pandilla Basura" (1-175 album set) -
?
1st Series Spain "La Pandilla Basura" (1-275 album set) -
?
1st Series Peru "The Garbage - La Pandilla Basura" (album
set) - ?
4th Series New Zealand "The Garbage Gang" (125-166a/b card
set) - ?
4th Series Australia "The Garbage Gang" (125-166a/b card
set) - ?
Unpublished 2nd Series U.S. Mini "Garbage Pail Kids"
(card set) - July 1989
2nd Series Spain "La Pandilla Basura" (1-250 album set) -
?
Super-Pop Magazine Series Spain "La Pandilla Basura" (1 -
56 album set) - ?
1990
Unpublished 5th Series New Zealand
"The Garbage Gang" (167-206a/b card set) - ?
Unpublished 5th Series Australia "The Garbage Gang" (167-206a/b
card set) - ?
1st Series Brazil "Gang Do Lixo" (1-200 album set) - ?
1st Series Italy "Sgorbions" (1-160 album set) - ?
1st Series Italy Mega "Sgorbions" (32 album stickers) - ?
2nd Series Italy Mega "Sgorbions" (32 album stickers) - ?
Holidays Series Italy "Sgorbions" (90 album stickers and
92 non-album items) - ?
2nd Series Italy "Sgorbions" (161-416 album set) - ?
1991
3rd Series Italy "Sgorbions"
(417-672 album set) - ?
Legends 4th Series Italy "Sgorbions" (album set) - ?
Stamp Series Italy "Sgorbions" (128 card set) - ?
'91 Series U.K. "The Garbage Gang" (379-417a/b card set)
- ?
1992
'92 Series U.K. "The Garbage Gang" (418-500a card set) - ?
1993
2nd Series Peru "The Garbage" (album set) - ?
1994
1st Series German "Die Total Kapputen Kids" (1-198 album set) - ?
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
1999 Series Chile "Basuritas"
(1-150 album set; A-W inserts) - ?
2000
2000 Series Argentina "Basuritas" (1-144 album set; 1-45 card set; 1-36 inserts) - ?
2001
2001 Series Argentina "Basuritas" (1-189 album set; Various releases; 3 "monster" backgrounds) - ?
2002
Series Argentina "Basuritas 2" ("1-192" album set; 145 stickers, 33 pogs) - ?
2003
Series Argentina "Basuritas 3"
("1-192" album set; 120 stickers, 36 inserts) - ?
All-New Series 1 U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-40a/b card set; 60
small stickers; 50 foils) - August 2003
2004
All-New Series 2 U.S. "Garbage Pail
Kids" (1-40a/b card set; 50 foils; inserts) - March 2004
All-New Series 1 U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (58 card set) - August
2004
All-New Album Series 1 U.K. "Garbage Pail Kids" (192 album set)
- August 2004
All-New Series 3 U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-40a/b card set; 50
foil; inserts) - August 2004
All-New Series 1 France "Les Crados" (192 album set) - September
2004
All-New Series 1 German "Ekel-Kids" (192 album set) - November 2004
All-New Series 1 Argentina "Los Asquerositoas" (175 album set) -
November 2004
2005
All-New Series 1 Finland "Garbage
Pail Kids" (58 card set; 1 bonus card) - ?
All-New Series 1 Sweden "Garbage Pail Kids" (58 card set; 1 bonus
card) - ?
All-New Series 4 U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" (1-40a/b card set; 36
game cards; inserts) - April 2005
MGM's "Garbage Pail Kids" Movie DVD release - Fall 2005
All-New Series 1 Brazil "Gang Do Lixo" (175 album set) - ?
2006
All-New Series 5 U.S. "Garbage Pail
Kids" (1-40a/b card set; inserts) - April 2006
Paramount's 13 episode "Garbage Pail Kids" Cartoon DVD release
- April 2006
2007
All-New Series 6 U.S. "Garbage Pail
Kids" (1-40a/b card set; inserts) - January 2007
All-New Series 7 U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids" Hobby (1-55a/b card set;
inserts) - December 2007
2008
All-New Series 7 U.S. "Garbage Pail Kids"
Retail (1-55a/b card set; inserts) - January 2008
All-New Series 1 Italy "Kakkones"
(96 card set; 10 motion cards) - Fall 2008
All-New Series 2 "Kakkones" - Fall 2008
2009
2010
Flashback "Garbage Pail Kids" (72 card set; inserts) - February
2010